Edible Gardening

My guess is too cold or too warm. Its still very early, so without special conditions, heating and lighting, things will struggle.

Always do a bean test before using manure, especially if you do not know it's origin. Testing For Aminopyralid in Manure Steve...

Bast,I have grown collies on our alottment. Dig in plenty OLD rotted manure in winter sometime before planting, water well all through the growing season.As soon as you spot the first sign of a head cover it against the light. We used paper bags.

Some lovely ideas there for me Thanks

Good idea:

First 2 rows of Rocket spuds in small side bed,another 4 rows to go in next couple of days. Would have had more done but been busy making some new staging and replacing the soffit and fascia on the house. Noticed how dry the garden is,will need the hose pipe out if it dont rain soon,especially...

I never knew that !!! and 10 mins boiling a french bean will render it inedible !!! I never cook mine for long because I like them crunchy, surely there would be a warning on the packet if they were toxic !!! I know that kidney beans are toxic before cooking but a lot of beans are best nearly...

My pleasure, good luck growing them :thumb:

If the manure was well rotted (i.e it looks nice and dark and crumbly and you can't make out any of the original material) then your veggies will do really well in it.

Thank you, Kristen and John. Whew, your advice is a relief! Keeping everything together will really make my life easier, especially as I'm going to plant new veg this year and I've no idea what the seedlings will look like!

Thanks for the replies I have bought king edwards, pink for apple, duke of York and Maris bard for a bag I grow in.Dave

Morning MrMorgan . They have got a little tall, perhaps due to poor light. I would just put them outside in a very sheltered place for a few days just to harden then off a while . Then plant them out . If you don't have a lot you could give them a little protect with some fleece for a little...

Yeah, they've got their Stomata firmly closed and are basking in the sunshine. Wouldn't you if you were in their place? !!

Bilberries grow very well just down the road from where I live - surely that means blueberries will be okay too?

Good point well made :thumb:

The pic I was actually looking for was with a shorter amount of horizontal stem and showed the method of laying the pot on a slat of wood so the stem could be loosely bound to, keeping it growing horizontal as otherwise it would turn up 90 degrees to vertical only a short distance from the pot....

That's pretty cool Ziggy

Another fine mess!Amber and Zak (2 of our Dalmatian dogs) decided to mate today (at long last) :D, so today's sowing has gone out of the window, maybe tomorrow but that's looking doubtful too, will definitely get them sown before the weekend! :(

found this link on the internet which goes into great detail and may be of help to you:

Thank you very much for info Spruce and Kristen